What songs from the Rock Band discs don't import into later versions?

I know there are certain songs that cannot be imported from one version of Rock Band into another due to licensing issues. What songs from Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are restricted in this way?


Solution 1:

These songs can't be exported and played in other versions of Rock Band:

Rock Band 1

  • "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
  • "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
  • "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden
  • "Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers ***
  • "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden ***

    ***: This song can be exported and played in Rock Band 2, but couldn't be played in Rock Band 3 when it was released. However, it can be played after installing a patch released November 8, 2011.

European version

The above, plus:

  • "Monsoon" by Tokio Hotel
  • "Hier Kommt Alex" by Die Toten Hosen
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Star" by Oasis

    : This song can be exported and played in Rock Band 2, but can't be played in Rock Band 3.

Rock Band 2

  • "Any Way You Want It" by Journey
  • "Battery" by Metallica
  • "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • "Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC
  • "Spoonman" by Soundgarden

Free downloads

These songs can't be exported from Rock Band 2, but were made available as a free download for everyone. (Xbox Marketplace link)

  • "A Jagged Gorgeous Winter" by The Main Drag
  • "Conventional Lover" by Speck
  • "Get Clean" by Anarchy Club
  • "Night Lies" by Bang Camaro
  • "Rob the Prez-O-Dent" by That Handsome Devil
  • "Shoulder to the Plow" by Breaking Wheel
  • "Supreme Girl" by The Sterns
  • "Visions" by Abnormality
  • "Welcome to the Neighborhood" by Libyans

Lego Rock Band

Everything can be exported!

Green Day: Rock Band

Everything can be exported!

Rock Band track packs

Everything can be exported! (That's kind of the point.)

The Beatles: Rock Band

Nothing can be exported! Music by The Beatles is only playable in The Beatles: Rock Band, and vice versa.